April 14, 2020

We have missed the opportunity to end poverty for a whole generation of children.

Precarious and low wage work is widespread and social assistance rates remain abysmally low creating a floor that is only one small step above destitution.

The rise in housing costs, food prices, childcare fees and cost of prescription medication along with other necessities means families are left to make difficult choices every day about what they can afford and what they must do without.